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Obituary.
OBITUARY .
ON the nth of Oct . Capt . Barges , who commanded the Ardent , and was killed in the memorable action with the Dutch fleet , was an old and experienced officer in the naval service . He was brought up under Admirals Barrington and Rowley , and was wounded in an action last war in his Majesty ' s
ship the London . He led the Ardent into action in a very gallant and officerlike manner , and although his signal was made twice lo engage , he did not think the Ardent close enough , reserving his fire till he was so near , that every shot struck the enemy . The Ardent , soon afler , was engaged and surrounded by the
five ships of the enemy ; among number the Dutch Admiral de Winter ' s ship . He was unfortunately killed when the Ardent was in that situation . By his death the country has lost a valuable officer , of great nautical knowledge and abilities , and from his rectitude of conduct , beloved by his officers and ship ' s company . He was succeeded in the command by Lieutenant John Philips , to whose intrepidity and skill in fighting and manoeuvring the ship , brought by
her Captain into the severest brunt of the battle , the greatest praise is due . The Admiral seeing her so unequally engaged , gallantly shot into ner assistance . He was born in Port Glasgow , in Scotland ; he entered first into the merchant service , from which he came into the royal navy .
¦ Lately at Vienna , in the 73 d year of his age , Marshal Dagohert Siegmund Wurmser . He was born at Strasburgh in 1724 , and entered , at the age of 15 , into the French service , as Cadet of x \ rtillery , which corps he soon abandoned for that of the cavalry ; and , in 1740 , was appointed cornet in the regiment of
light horse raised by the celebrated Marshal Saxe . —He soon attracted notice as a bold rider , and for his peculiar manner in the conduct of the light cavalry . In the same year , he was advanced to the rank of major in the regiment , in consequence of his brave conduct at the taking of Prague , and of the judicious maimer in which he-covered the retreat of the French from Bohemia , under Marshal de Bellisle . He was afterwards
opposed to the celebrated Pandour , Commander Trend-:, who laid waste Bavaria : Wurmser , however , soon stopped his progress . In 1745 , he exchanged the French service for the Austrian , and was made colonel of the same regiment of hussars which he commanded afterwards as general . During the war of Austria and
1745 and 1756 , betwixt Frederick of Prussia , he had always commands in the line of battle , always distinguishing himself for his bravery and judicious manoeuvres . He never had an opportunity to signalize himself as a general , till the new Prussian warin 1779 , »' 1 , e was < mtrusted wil 1 . 1 a se ~ The
parate command . masterly manner in which he planned the attack of the Prussian rear , in the retreat from Bohemia in that year , and the attempts which he made to intercept the whole train of artillery , procured him the highest applause among military men ; and even Frederick himself acknowledged it to be a first rate piece of generalship . It wasthe Prince Royal of Prussia , now Frederick William II . who defeated
those schemes of Wurmser . The Prince had his own regiment , the 2 d regiment of foot guards , Tunas ' s battalion of grenadiers , and Appenburgs dragoons , to cover a file of artillery and waggons of more than twelve English milesinlength . His cavalry was in the last division , more than five miles backward , when Wurmhe
ser , by a forced march , whereby escaped the vigilance ofthe king himself , who commanded the covering column , appeared , at three o ' clock in the afternoon , with 8000 Hungarian cavalry , in front and flank of the Prussians , and in possesion of the heights and hollow grounds of Burkersdorffwhere the train
, was to pass . The prince , perceiving that every thing was lost if he waited for Wurmser ' s attack , and his own cavalry being too far behind to be brought into the action , took the bold resolution to charge thfi Austrians . Accordingly , he . jmt himself at the head of the foot guards , and , supported by Tunas ' s greattacked
nadiers , and a heavy cannonade , the Austrian cavalry with the bayonet , threw them into confusion , and gave time to the king lo come up , who soon .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Obituary.
OBITUARY .
ON the nth of Oct . Capt . Barges , who commanded the Ardent , and was killed in the memorable action with the Dutch fleet , was an old and experienced officer in the naval service . He was brought up under Admirals Barrington and Rowley , and was wounded in an action last war in his Majesty ' s
ship the London . He led the Ardent into action in a very gallant and officerlike manner , and although his signal was made twice lo engage , he did not think the Ardent close enough , reserving his fire till he was so near , that every shot struck the enemy . The Ardent , soon afler , was engaged and surrounded by the
five ships of the enemy ; among number the Dutch Admiral de Winter ' s ship . He was unfortunately killed when the Ardent was in that situation . By his death the country has lost a valuable officer , of great nautical knowledge and abilities , and from his rectitude of conduct , beloved by his officers and ship ' s company . He was succeeded in the command by Lieutenant John Philips , to whose intrepidity and skill in fighting and manoeuvring the ship , brought by
her Captain into the severest brunt of the battle , the greatest praise is due . The Admiral seeing her so unequally engaged , gallantly shot into ner assistance . He was born in Port Glasgow , in Scotland ; he entered first into the merchant service , from which he came into the royal navy .
¦ Lately at Vienna , in the 73 d year of his age , Marshal Dagohert Siegmund Wurmser . He was born at Strasburgh in 1724 , and entered , at the age of 15 , into the French service , as Cadet of x \ rtillery , which corps he soon abandoned for that of the cavalry ; and , in 1740 , was appointed cornet in the regiment of
light horse raised by the celebrated Marshal Saxe . —He soon attracted notice as a bold rider , and for his peculiar manner in the conduct of the light cavalry . In the same year , he was advanced to the rank of major in the regiment , in consequence of his brave conduct at the taking of Prague , and of the judicious maimer in which he-covered the retreat of the French from Bohemia , under Marshal de Bellisle . He was afterwards
opposed to the celebrated Pandour , Commander Trend-:, who laid waste Bavaria : Wurmser , however , soon stopped his progress . In 1745 , he exchanged the French service for the Austrian , and was made colonel of the same regiment of hussars which he commanded afterwards as general . During the war of Austria and
1745 and 1756 , betwixt Frederick of Prussia , he had always commands in the line of battle , always distinguishing himself for his bravery and judicious manoeuvres . He never had an opportunity to signalize himself as a general , till the new Prussian warin 1779 , »' 1 , e was < mtrusted wil 1 . 1 a se ~ The
parate command . masterly manner in which he planned the attack of the Prussian rear , in the retreat from Bohemia in that year , and the attempts which he made to intercept the whole train of artillery , procured him the highest applause among military men ; and even Frederick himself acknowledged it to be a first rate piece of generalship . It wasthe Prince Royal of Prussia , now Frederick William II . who defeated
those schemes of Wurmser . The Prince had his own regiment , the 2 d regiment of foot guards , Tunas ' s battalion of grenadiers , and Appenburgs dragoons , to cover a file of artillery and waggons of more than twelve English milesinlength . His cavalry was in the last division , more than five miles backward , when Wurmhe
ser , by a forced march , whereby escaped the vigilance ofthe king himself , who commanded the covering column , appeared , at three o ' clock in the afternoon , with 8000 Hungarian cavalry , in front and flank of the Prussians , and in possesion of the heights and hollow grounds of Burkersdorffwhere the train
, was to pass . The prince , perceiving that every thing was lost if he waited for Wurmser ' s attack , and his own cavalry being too far behind to be brought into the action , took the bold resolution to charge thfi Austrians . Accordingly , he . jmt himself at the head of the foot guards , and , supported by Tunas ' s greattacked
nadiers , and a heavy cannonade , the Austrian cavalry with the bayonet , threw them into confusion , and gave time to the king lo come up , who soon .